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Family planning knowledge, attitude and practice in the rural areas of Sarawak

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

C.K. Lam
C.K. Lam
Affiliation:
Sarawak Family Planning Association, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Summary

A survey of 1056 married women living in rural areas of Sarawak showed that 86% of them of had knowledge of family planning and 85% expressed a favourable attitude towards it. Of the total sample, 46% were using some form of contraception; the pill was the most popular method and was used by 76% of the women practising contraception. The present average family size in rural sarawak is 5·3 and greater family planning programme effort will be needed if this is to be reduced, especially in view of the social and cultural factors involved and the generally low educational standard of the women

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , July 1979 , pp. 315 - 323
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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